You may ask, “What’s a designer radio?” It’s a radio that not only works well, but looks good.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I direct your attention to Tom’s Designer Radios website where you can view photos of Tom’s designs (representing tens of thousands of words), as well as words that describe the designs, which include crystal sets, tube radios and accessories like a horn speaker, amplifiers and coil winders.

I like a good-looking radio as much as the next ham, but Tom’s radios are something special. They look nothing like the most attractive radios I own, and the beautiful photographs are eye candy for anyone visiting the website.